Author: Dorcas Whitecap

RUSH Degrees Conferred at Lilies 2026

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Woodblock from Ulstadt’s 1525 work, Coelum philosophorum seu de secretis naturae liber. Public domain in the US

The following gentles have earned their Auditor Artis degree for attending 30 classes in 3 or more disciplines:
Soma Tyr va Dotteri
Cera ingen Ruadhan
Vashti al-Ash’ariyah
Laurencia Sartore

The following gentles have earned war certificates for taking 15 classes during an individual war:
Anne von Husbergen
Hirakawa Kagetora
Judith Champcenest
Kveld-Sigga
Mabilia Pals
Soma Tyr va Dotteri
Emeline de Moulineaux

The following gentles have earned the title of Praeceptor for teaching 5 or more distinct classes:
Cathus the Curious
Rowan Houndskeeper
Rolanda de Lyndhurst
Helias Basiliou
Ginevra Brandini
Anastasia da Carrara
Kjarr Hroereksson
Skallagrímr Bárðarson
Ronan Rohan
Rosalie Langmod
Shoshanah bas Nachman fun Magenza
Berakha bat Mira v’Shlomo
Alessandra de Piro
William Douglas
Conna ingen Ui Chearbhaill
Fenella Gormlaith
Joan Myssenden
Emeline de Moulineaux
Joachim Courtenay der Marxbruder
Juliana Macnayre
Simone de Mares
Ylva Jonsdottir
Aia Gold-Bearer
Caitlin inghean Raighne
Dyrfinna Tonnudottir
Eadan inghean Cionoidh
Konstantia Kaloethina
Marguerite des Baux
Magdalene von Osnabrueck
Dolan Madoc of Harlech
Guttormr Ragnvaldsson
Halimah bint ‘al Abbas ‘al Tanji
Inez Errotabehere
Layla bint Ali
Natalya Alekseya Vasilova
Roselyn of Aberdeen

Congratulations to all!

Court Summaries from Lilies War, June 5-14, A.S. 61

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Bas-de-page scene of a man falling from a ladder as he is hit by a woman wielding a sword as he attacks a castle

A woman defends her castle

As Lilies War has multiple opportunities for court, this reporter could not be everywhere and attend all courts. I apologize in advance for any missing awards and/or misspelled names, and will gratefully accept corrections to this report. Please contact me at dorcaswhitecap@gmail.com

Elevation court Sunday, June 7:
Gyða glóra – Pelican
Pádraigín an Einigh – Laurel

Opening court, Sunday:
Soren of Ipstones – AoA
Solange de la Forteresse – Leather Mallet
Richard of Wolfwood – Keeper of the Flame
Ailbhe ingen Dalláin – Torse
Nikolai Gornostai Spiach’ev – Pelican
Amanda ingen Ilene – Torse
Ignatius Rufus – Leather Mallet
Alan Smyith of Darkdale – Augmentation of Arms
Rashid ibn Ahmad al-Ra’is – Torse
James inn Danski – Mark

Other court tidings Sunday evening:
Honorable Lord Hieronymus, as event Steward, shared news of the war and received gifts from Their Majesties.
The Lilies Committee is seeking a Deputy Chair. Letters of application will be accepted until July 11.
Honorable Lady Carmina Helmschmidt swore fealty as the new Kingdom Minister of Arts & Science.
Baron Matsudaira Takauji, as Earl Marshal, announced that he is seeking a Siege Marshal.
7 newcomers received mugs.
A boon was begged for Honorable Lady Adelaide Sarsfield to join the Order of the Pelican.
Mistress Halima bint al-‘Abbas al-Tanji swore fealty as the new DEIB Officer.

Elevation court Wednesday morning, June 10:
Skallagrímr Bárðarson – Pelican

Elevation court Wednesday evening:
Adelaide Sarsfield – Pelican
Newcomer’s Glen – Falcon’s Heart

Grand court Thursday, June 11:
Isen the Mad – AoA
Dirk MacMartin – Boga Fyrd
Charles von Bayrreuth – Boga Fyrd
Gabrielle des Chats Noirs – Boga Fyrd
Karl Torgrimsson – Court Baronage
Kathleen of Stonehaven – Court Baronage
Dana Tartare – Torse
Ian ap Cynedd – Boga Hirth
Maren þorskabítr – Augmentation of Arms
Stigandi Tyrfingsson – AoA
Iris Lubahn – AoA
Luna di Caterino Tofani – Calon Lily
Lyra of Spinning Winds – Laurel
Robin Corbett – Torse
Meadhbh inghean uí Shuibhne – Court Baronage
Lang-Ívarr – AoA
Marinus of Eleusis, called Mars – Calon Cross
Elias de Jaye – Stile Hirth
Tove Brianesdohter – Calon Lily
Der-Ilei of Ce – AoA
Nahama Pahavesi – Silver Hammer
Antonia Stefani – Pelican

Other court tidings Thursday evening:
Honorable Lord Hieronymus, Honorable Lord Balthazar de Lumiere, and Honorable Lord Ragnar MacArthur shared more news of the war.
There were 630 attendees.
Hiero’s War competition winners were Lord Charles von Bayrreuth, Honorable Lady Gisele de la Fontaine, Master Cato di Napoli, and Sir Rauðr Óttarsson.
Andromir Roi’s Yeoman winners were Honorable Lord Asher de Lokwode, Lady Nahama Pahavesi, and Noname of Calontir.
The Lilies Committee is seeking a Youth Coordinator.
Many people were announced as having received Auditor Artis, Praeceptor, and War Certificates. They will be listed in a separate Falcon Banner post.
Baron Karl Torgrimsson presented some blank borders to Their Majesties.
Boiarin Nikolai Gornostai Spiach’ev and Boiarynia Tatiana Nikonovna Besprozvannyja were invested as Baron and Baroness of The Lonely Tower.
Boiarin Nikolai Gornostai Spiach’ev received his Pelican scroll.
4 newcomers received mugs.
Hálfgrímr hafreki Riddari and Sir Emma Ness spoke to the populace about the upcoming Winterfylleth event.
Mistress Roise ni’ Ullachain will be the next Kingdom Exchequer
Count Elias de Jaye received his Sword of Calontir scroll, due since Gulf Wars in March.
Honorable Lord Matthias Worcestershire was declared the Royal Brewer.

April 2026 Letter of Acceptances and Returns

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The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen, wearing a crown and a tabard that has blue and white diamond shapes on it. He's carrying a slender staff. His white hosen are sagging but still above his knees.

The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen around 1510. Public Domain in the US

The April 2026 Letter of Acceptances and Returns has been published. Here are the results for Calontir.

CALONTIR acceptances

Aia Gold-Bearer. Release of alternate name Nemesis of Athens.

Aia Gold-Bearer. Release of alternate name Eyfriðr Gold-Bearer.

Aia Gold-Bearer. Release of badge. Per pale indented purpure and Or, a triskelion of spirals and a rose slipped and leaved counterchanged.

Dragoncina di Cecco. Alternate name Rubria Lesbiana.

Elyas Cloenescheld. Name and device. Per chevron throughout gules semy of estoiles of eight rays and argent, a sword sable.

Lasairfhíona fitz Clover. Name.

This name combines an Gaelic given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.

Matsudaira Takauji. Exchange of primary and alternate name Saito Takauji.

The submitter’s former primary name, Saito Takauji, is now an alternate name.

Matsudaira Takauji. Badge. Per chevron argent masoned sable and azure, a carpenter’s square point to chief argent.

Ragnar MacCrimmon. Device. Per bend argent and vert, a unicorn’s head couped contourny within five seals naiant embowed in annulo counterchanged.

There is a step from core practice for the use of charges oriented in annulo instead of their default palewise orientation. We direct Palimpsest to update SENA Appendix G with this information.

Rayna Stensdottir. Device. Argent, on a pall inverted between two ravens respectant sable and a goutte de sang three broken swords hilts outward argent, a bordure sable.

Véný Andríðardóttir. Device. Azure, in pale a domestic cat courant and a fleur-de-lys per pale Or and argent.

This device was pended on the November LoAR to redraw it with a larger fleur-de-lys.

CALONTIR returns
None.

Tournament of Valor XLIV Court Summaries, AS 61

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Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, “Mai”, between 1412 and 1416.

Saturday, May 23, morning court:
Robert Steven MacLaren – Court Baronage
Heidi Anne Draper – Court Baronage

Other court tidings, Saturday:
Baron Robert Steven MacLaren and Baroness Heidi Anne Draper held their final court, and stepped down from the Baronial seats of Vatavia.
Sir Brynki Fálkason and Mistress Aia Gold-Bearer were invested as Baron and Baroness of Vatavia.

Sunday court, May 24:
Morgan Stone – Torse
Gearóid Ó Cléirigh – AoA
Helias Basiliou – Calon Cross
Vladimir Zinonovich – Stile Fyrd
Merlin of Grimfells – Torse
Itzcozcacuauh Olin, called Obsidian Vulture – Torse
Beatriu Samira – Calon Lily
Tove Brianesdohter – Golden Calon Swan
Joachim Courtenay der Marxbruder – Torse
Magnus O’Carr, dictus Torin – Calon Cross
Giulia Isabella da Venezia – Pelican

Other court tidings, Sunday:
Sir Erik Tokesson will be the Pennsic General.
Meister Joachim Courtenay der Marxbruder, as event steward, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.
There were 177 attendees this year.
Winners of the Tournament of Valor were announced:
Bardic – Honorable Lady Avigail bat Michael ha-Cohen
Cut and Thrust – Meister Joachim Courtenay der Marxbruder
Ranged Weapons – Honorable Lord Roderick de Graham
Arts & Sciences – Honorable Lady Iziaslava Veronikeia Myshkovicha, dicta Thorvi Mishova
Guardian of Valor – Duke Hirsch Ross Eichmann
Armored – Sir Uldin of Ravenscroft
Bunny Shoot – Kyleigh of Vatavia
Youth Bardic – Vera won it and Ronan placed 2nd
Torch Light Tourney – Kentaro
Fandom A&S, populace choice – Noble Itzcozcacuauh Olin, called Obsidian Vulture
Fandom A&S, Their Majesties’ choice – Lady Eilidh MacArthur
25 newcomers received mugs.

Court Summary from Masters of the Duel, 16 May A.S. 61

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Detail of fol. 5r from Royal Armouries Ms. I.33, circa 1300. Public domain in the US

In evening court:
Charles von Strausberg – Torse
Azumi no Nariko – Golden Calon Swan
Volkmar Katzbalger – Stile Fyrd
Malachi Mac Kenzie O Corrigan – Stile Fyrd

Other court tidings:
Baron Matsudaira Takauji and Baroness Leilia Corsini, as event stewards, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.
There were 76 attending.
Master Joachim de Courtenay der Marxbruder won the Masters of the Duel tournament.
Honorable Lord Nikolai Gornostai Spiach’ev and Mistress Tatiana Nikonovna Besprozvannyja will be invested as the next Baronage of the Lonely Tower at Lilies War.
4 newcomers received mugs.
Master Joachim de Courtenay der Marxbruder called for applications to be the new Kingdom Youth Rapier Officer.
A boon was begged for Honorable Lady Agnes von Heidelberg to join the Order of the Laurel.

March 2026 Letter of Acceptances and Returns

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The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen, wearing a crown and a tabard that has blue and white diamond shapes on it. He's carrying a slender staff. His white hosen are sagging but still above his knees.

The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen around 1510. Public Domain in the US

The March 2026 Letter of Acceptances and Returns has been published. Here are the results for Calontir.

CALONTIR acceptances

Brighid ingen Donngaile. Badge. Or, a pink flamingo proper.

Dorcas Whitecap. Badge. Per chevron gules and sable, a tree stump snagged Or.

Dragoncina di Cecco. Device. Gules, on a chevron between three goose’s feet inverted argent two stalks of wheat gules.

Elspeth Modlen ferch Dafydd. Device change. Per bend sinister gules and azure, three spoons hanging from a bar couped Or.

This ‘hanging spoons’ motif is found in the St. Gallen Armorial, p323 https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/csg/1084/323. We will consider the bar to be a secondary charge conjoined to the primary spoons.

The submitter’s prior device, Or, a torteau charged with a sea-horse erect Or, in base a ford proper, is released.

Katherine Renée la Cousturière. Name and device. Per bend sinister argent and purpure, a domestic cat sejant guardant sable and two threaded needles in saltire argent.

Natasha Aldredesdohtor. Name and device. Papellony sable and Or, a bend purpure, overall a unicorn passant contourny argent.

Submitted as Natasha Aldredsdohtor, the patronymic byname was not correctly formed. Old English given names ending in red form the genitive by adding es to the end, not simply s. We have therefore changed this to Natasha Aldredesdohtor for registration.

Natasha is the submitter’s legal given name.

Nikita Pavlovich. Device. Per fess sable and azure, a sun argent eclipsed sable and a bear rampant argent.

Olivera Woll. Device. Argent, an olive tree and on a chief embattled vert three open books argent.

Nice cant!

Rónán mac Diarmata. Name and device. Sable, a rainbow bendwise throughout proper, in sinister chief a sea-lion argent.

Nice Middle Irish Gaelic name!

CALONTIR returns
None.

CALONTIR pends

Devis in le Breres. Device. Per pale vert and sable, three lozenges conjoined in pale between two sprigs of blackberry, a bordure argent.

This device is pended to redraw the lozenges larger so that they are clearly the primary charges. Lozenges conjoined in pale are equivalent to a pale fusily and thus must be the primary charge in this design. The sprigs and bordure may be drawn smaller to accomplish this aim.

Nice cant!

This was item 2 on the Calontir letter of December 4, 2025.

Saint George and the Dragon Court Summaries, May 9, A.S. 61

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Sant Jordi, Bernat Martorell. 15th C.

In Royal court:
Abelard – AoA
Melchor Eichmann – Stile Hirth
Cadwgan Sadilgos – Torse
Michael the Wanderer – Mark
Edric Grenewode – Leather Mallet
Ragnar MacArthur – Iren Hirth
Kara of Grimfells – Eo Fyrd
Bragi Oddsson – Laurel

Other court tidings:
Honorable Lord Biursten Iorundarson, as Event Steward, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.
Lord Johan Sachs won the Novice armored tournament.
The armored team tourney was won by “Team David”, that is, Count David de la Cloude, Honorable Lord Helmut der Adler, and Thorfinn.
Lord Þorkell hvalmagi won the A&S competition, and is also the new Oak Heart A&S Champion.
Mistress Christiaen Janssen won the mounted archery competition.
Christopher Allen won the round robin C&T tournament.
There were 180 people who attended the event.
Honorable Lord Balthazar de Lumiere and Lord Ragnar MacArthur called for people to submit activities to the Lilies War schedule.
Bids for Lilies War 2027 are due June 13 of this year.
7 newcomers received mugs.
Changes to kingdom law, specifically VIII.200, were read into court.
Mistress Róise ní Ullacháin will be the next Kingdom Exchequer.

Unslung Heroes Court Summaries, April 25, A.S. 60

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Archery practice at earthen butts, c1325. The center markers are small wreaths. Detail from the Geoffrey Luttrell psalter. Public Domain in the United States

On the field:
Jonathan Hogue – Stile Fyrd

In evening court:
Owain the Younger – Torse
Debora de ffrogenhole – Leather Mallet
Rose of Wolfscairn – Boga Fyrd
Ívarr inn rauði – Torse
Gerald Kendall – Leather Mallet
Yngvarr Bjarnakarl – Boga Hirth
Seathrún Brock – Torse

Other court tidings:
A Temporary Removal from Participation was pronounced against Roger D. Jacobson.
The new Forgotten Sea Baronial champions were announced:
Cut & Thrust Champion – Honorable Lord Jonathan Hogue;
Armored Combat Champion – Count Matsunaga Kagetora;
Archery Champion – Honorable Lord Seathrún Brock
Arts & Science Champion – Duchess Issabell Saint Charles.
Their Royal Majesties gave gifts to Their Excellencies Forgotten Sea.
Honorable Lady Brangwyn Steward, as event steward, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.
There were 156 souls through the Gate.
Honorable Lord Kitsu no Taro was the ranked winner of the Novelty shoot.
Lady Gabrielle des Chats Noirs was the unranked winner of the Novelty shoot.
His Majesty Andromir won the Royal Round shoot.
The candidates for the next Baronage of the Lonely Tower are Mistress Tatjana Nikonovna Besprozvannyja and Honorable Lord Nikolai Gornostai Spiach’ev. (This news was inadvertently left out of the original post.  My apologies!)
Lord Bróðir Bragason called for Bardic activities at Lilies War.
Honorable Lady Carmina Helmschmidt will be the new Kingdom Minister of Arts & Science.
A boon was begged for Duchess Issabell Saint Charles to join the Order of the Laurel.
The Honorable Walks Upon Scorched Earth won the “Americas in any medium” A&S competition.

Queen’s Prize Tournament Court Summary, April 18, A.S. 60

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Unknown Artist. Minstrels with a Rebec & a Lute.
13th c. Manasseh Codex. El Escorial, Madrid. Public domain in the US

In evening court:
Hildegard the Clever – Golden Calon Swan
Gisele de la Fontaine – Calon Lily
Ginevra Brandini – Torse
Epodacus of Villa Frumentaria – Golden Calon Swan
Fólki – AoA
Havarr Refskegg – Silver Hammer
Gideon – Queen’s Chalice
Rose Orrensdottir – Queen’s Chalice
Xōchitl de Monte Albán – Golden Calon Swan
Eawynn ben Broccáin – Torse
Łukasz Lanckoroński – Leather Mallet
Katterina Johannes Dytelin – AoA
Chiaretta da Chachavo – Calon Lily
Nyx Shemon – Golden Calon Swan

Other court tidings:
The Barony of Forgotten Sea presented largess and received gifts from Their Majesties.
Honorable Lady Dýrfinna Tonnudóttir and Lady Caroline Mell, as Event Stewards, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.
There were 242 adults, 8 youth, and 1 babe in arms attending the event.
There were 56 entrants, 4 of those were youth entrants, and 3 displays.
Mistress Gyða glora announced the winners of the day:
Populace Choice prize went to Lady Chiaretta da Chachavo.
Judges’ Choice prize went to Lady Marguerita of Three Rivers.
His Majesty Andromir gave the Queen’s Prize to Lady Katterina Johannes Dytelin.
Honorable Lady Lucia of Vatavia announced the recipients of RUSH certificates.
Sir Brynki Fálkason and Mistress Aia Gold-Bearer will be invested as the next Baronage of Vatavia at the Tournament of Valor event.
2 newcomers received mugs.
Their Majesties are accepting letters of application to be the next Baronage of The Lonely Tower until April 25.
Mistress Rannveig Katrin Bjarnardottir is the new Kingdom Equestrian Marshal.
A boon was begged for Mistress Gyða glóra to join the Order of the Pelican.
A boon was begged for Honorable Lord Jon Chesey to join the Order of the Laurel.